Brochure - Agmarknet

AGMARKNET-,~ ~ frqIi 21/04/200"'"II~ t frqIi 21/04/20"'111databases and information packages forexpanding marketing opportunities,especially for online information ondemandand availability of differentproducts, product specifications withregard to price, quality, packsize,packaging material, quantity and thetime frame of supply.AGMARKNETAs a step towards globalisation ofagriculture, the Directorate of Marketing& Inspection (OMI) has embarked uponan ICT project: NICNET basedAgricultural Marketing InformationSystem Network (AGMARKNET)" inthe country, during the Ninth Plan, forlinking all importantAPMCS (AgriculturalProduce Market Committees), StateAgricultural marketing Boards /Directorates and OMI regional officeslocated throughout the country, foreffective information exchange onmarket prices NIC implements thisproject on a turn-key basis.This AGMARKNET project has alreadynetworked 735 Agricultural ProducesWholesale Markets (APWMs), 75 StateAgricultural Marketing Boards/Directorates and DMI Regional Officesduring 2000-02 and embarked uponadditional 2000 Marketsduring the TenthPlan Period (2002-2007).(Geographicalḻ\;,Spread of AGMARKNET)AGMARKNET appears to be filling ahuge gap by providing access toinformation at reasonable cost. TheAGMARKNET venture is a hearteninginitiative from the much criticized andslow-to-react government, especially onthe issue of easing the infrastructuralconstraints on agriculture (Times ofIndia, 2002) 1.AdvantagesThe advantages of AGMARKNETdatabase accrue to the farmers, as theyhave choices to sell their produce in thenearest market at remunerative prices.In addition to this, the Countrywitnesses:. Nationwidemarket informationforwholesale produce. Project supported by variousDepartments and State Boards ofAgricultural Marketing. Access mainly through the Internet. Information disseminationprogressively through locallanguages. Computer facilities atthe markets. Software for download - Daily marketprices. Information collected by nodes in thevarious markets. Weekly trends. Information on loans, policies andregulations. Bypass middlemen. Data Dissemination through NGOs,SHGs, KVKs, GISTNIC,Cooperatives etcITimes of India.. "Website to help farmers bargain better", dated 31st May 2002.